Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-31
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COUNTY
Election Notice
ELECTION FEB. a, 1888.
At meeting OF the Board of Commissioners of
the County of Ohio, held on Thursday, the I'D
day of December, 1887, the following action was
had and the following Ordinance adopted:
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AN ORDINANCE
Providing for Vote npon the Question Of
Subscribing $SOO,OO to the Capital
stock Of the Wheeling and Har-
risburg Railway Company
Of West Virginia,

stock Of the Wheeling and Har-
risburg Railway Company
Of West Virginia.
WHEREAS, The Wheeling and Harrisburg Rail.
way Company Of West Virginia has requested a
vote 10 be ordered and money 10 be appropriated
in aid ofthe construction of its railroad in Ohio
county. including bridge across the Ohio river,
at or near the head of wheeling Island, and
tracks thereon and the approaches thereto and
the terminal tracks and facilities thereof, in the
said county, including tunnel through Wheel
ing Hill, and within the limits Of the City Of
Wheeling north OF Tenth Street; and
WHEREAS, The Board Of Commissioners Of the
county Of Ohio deem IL desirable TOR the county
to appropriate money TO aid in the construction
said county, and of q railroad crossing said
bridge, and the terminal and connecting tracks
and facilities of said railroad, In said county,
such appropriation 70 be made by subscription 10
the capital stock of said company; therefore, II
Is hereby
Ordered, By the said Board of Commissioners
OF the county Of Ohio, that vote be taken
upon the question OF appropriation by such sub
scripton by said county, OF the sum OF $500, zoo,
TO the work above specified. Such vote shall be
taken at the several places Of voting in said
county, at special election which shall be held
On Saturday, the Fourth Day Of Feb
ruary, 1855.
If such vote shall be in favor OF such appropria-
ton, any subscription thereof by this Board, or
It's agent, shall be upon the terms and conditions
following: The said sum of Three HUNDRED
Thousand Dollars shall be subscribed 10 the capt.
tai stock of the Wheeling and Harrisburg Rail.
way Company OF West Virginia, and such sub
sCrlption ihall be payable as follows: Fifty
thousand dollars when at least one hundred
thousand dollars shall have been expended by
the railway company in the construction OF the
bridge af pTeSaid and fifty thousand dollars shall
have been expended by the railway company in
the purchase and construction OF terminals AS
aforesaid in the county of Ohio. The second
tifly thousand dollars shall be paid when two
hundred thousand dollars shall have been ex-
pended by the railway company in the construC-
ton ofthe said bridge, aud one hundred thous-
and dollars shall have been expended by the rail-
way company in the purchase and construction
OF the terminals aforesaid in the county OF Ohio
I he third fifty thousand dollars shall be paid
when three hundred thousand dOllal shall have
been expended by the railway company in the
construction Of the said bridge, and one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars shall have been ex.
pended by said railway company in the purchase
and construction of the terminals Aforesaid The
fourth fifty thousand dollars shall be paid when
four hundred thousand dollars shall have been
expended by he railway company in the con.
struction Of the raid bridge, and two hundred
Thousand dollars shall have been expended 10y
said railway company in the purchase and con-
struCtiOn of the terminals aforesaid. The re.
naming one hundred thousand dolla shall be
paid when said bridge and tunnel shall have
been mp.eted, and when new railroad IRON
the bridge TO BOwerston, in the State OF Ohio,
shall have been constructed ready for the pass
age of trains or shall, in the judgment OF the
Board of Commissioners, be So far advanced in
construction rs 10 practically assure its compile
ton, and when the sum OF three hundred thous-
and dollars shall have been expended in The
purchase aud construction OF such terminals.
Prortdcdy That If the construction of the said
bridge aud railroad from the said bridge 10 Bow.
erStOn Ohio shall not be In good faith commenced
within eight months from the date of the
making of such subscription, If II be author
lied, or being commenced, shall not be com
eted, aud have cars running over the said rail-
road and bridge into the county of Ohio and the
CT yofWhceling within four years from the date OF
making such subscription, and such further time
rs may be rendered necessary by litigation which
could not reasonably be avoided, then the said
Board shall be ut liberty TO withdraw as to any
part Of the subscription of three hundred thous-
and dollars which may not have become paya-
Bile under the terms of this Ordinance, and II
said subscription be authorized, the said railway
company shall accept or decline the said sub.
sCription within thirty days after the same may
be offered By the Board or its agent. But the
Board Of Commissioners may, tor good cause
shown, extend the time for the commencement
or completion of the work. The agreement OF
subscription shall fupulAie on behalf Of the
Wheeling and Harrisburg Railway Compa.
ny of West Virginia, and It's successors that
any and every railroad heretofore or hereafter
constructed shall have the right 10 connect It's
tracks with the tracks OF said railway company
extending over said bridge and the approaches
thereto. and to transport its trains over said
bridge and approaches, upon paying compensa-
ton therefor, under such reas Enable regulations
and on such reasonable terms rs said railway
company snail prescribe; and that said railway
company, or its successors, shall transport ali
cars or freight and pas cngers, over said bridge
and over said terminal tracks in the city OF,
Wheeling all BcnwoOd, or said terminal systeW
is extended to the latter point and the charge
fpr tran n u Frpip "a mr.
terminal sy.tem shall not exceed two dollaP PEI
car ami said railway company shall permit the
AFORESAID use of It's tracks and perform tpe afore
said services for any and every raiNoad now
hereafter built into the said city Of wheel ing, or
BcnwOOd, or Martins Ferry, withOHdlscfimina-
ton either rs TO charges for like ppNcg or ser
vice or as TO the manner of perfYming such ser
vice.
Eroridcd. Said railway company, or It's success
sOrs shall not he required T. naAsier any freight
car upon or over its termigh 81 stem Tor any rall
road company which shsi hOt perform q Ike
service upon or over IN F t4S cry y. ID
railway company or succ6 ssOrs, at a like charge
for like service. IT, stock 10 be issued under
said subscription snall, II the said Rnari Of Com
miSsiUnyrs clccl.ht the time Of making the sub
scriplion. be uAde a preferred stock, to the cf-
feet that ten Jfr cent Of the net earnings OF said
railway coppany, after paying operating ex-
penses' mshlenances taxes, Interest ard neces-
ssry inn nyJVemeuts. shall be applied 10 the re-
defpptie1 and retirement OF said stock at par
The Ssd election shall be held by the following
nspS Commissioners, who aye hereby appointed
fay tIat purpose, that is TO say:
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
!. AtRe Hos House-M. Edwards, Lewis weitzcl,
John -. Kline.
II FNlton-ThomaS Myer, Z. Hamm, T. Hanna,
MADISON DISTRICT.
~ MGrkd House-Patrick Kennedy, Cecil A. |
John n. Tappan.
. fbs Hags A
Faris J. Elwood Hughes
CLAY DISTRICT.
Al the O'd Court HOuse--W F. Peterson, John H. |
Hall, II. J. felber.
UNION DISTRICT.
Court HDuse-Charles LOefier, John II. Downs,
James K. ACkcr /
CENTRE DISTRICT.
Ho" HOUSE L. Delbrugge, Fred Lsue James
Reed sr.
WEBSTER DISTRICT.
Hose Hohse-John Clark, John weisgerber,
Bernard Kleves.
RICHIE DISTRICT.
Ho~ Hou's-Jaco5 Hopstatter, Henry schulz,
adams School House--J. = Gsrvin, b. Msrpole,
F. Mc'ully.
TRIADELrHIA DISTRICT.
LtnLIcrl0ood (ScIoOl H0u<,)-G " Woods, Pla-
ioff Zane, }. Games.
Elm GrOr> (TO'0a H1Ll-J. :. Woods, John Hal
stesd W. T. Chambers.
TrIIGIl Dhtd (LursO1l' S)--J. y. ThOrnburR, John
Helfenbine Robert Armstrong
HcsLcy Robinson flames Oldham, John Robin
,On Alex McConn.
LIBERTY DISTRICT.